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As frightening as it is to receive a courgette with instructions to go fuck yourself during your first Fringe hour, Chris Dangerfield is braving Auld Reekie ... Read more »

“I’ve never really seen myself as one particular art form. I’m a bit of an ideas person really, and I didn’t really fully intend to g... Read more »

There's something different about Anil Desai; he's either one of the most gifted impressionists I've ever seen or his face is channelling some sort of wit... Read more »

The insuppressible creep of digital convergence is pillaging culture. It’s robbing us of scarcity, and that’s the problem, you see. Things that w... Read more »

For those living under a rock, what can you tell us about what's happened in the Philippines? Earlier this month, while no stranger to typhoons (there had be... Read more »

Okay, here’s a thought: can we stop using the term ‘female comedians’? I see it everywhere, and it’s really starting to grate. This i... Read more »

When a show begins before it begins, with spindly kookster Eric Lampaert successfully recreating the iconic Dirty Dancing lift with a punter, it sets the bar... Read more »

For those familiar with Mr. Law’s particularly addictive brand of silliness, Enter the Tonezone may still catch you unawares. On the back of last year&... Read more »

Nick Mohammed’s creaton, Mr. Swallow returns to the Edinburgh Fringe, this time in the guise of a hapless musical lead. The show sees the restlessly ca... Read more »

Despite the name, there's nothing sluggish about Minor Delays. Boasting a notable cast of ex-Footlights and Tealights presidents, the cast of three's cr... Read more »

Natasia Demetriou is a plonker. A word she throws around at the top of the show, and after an hour-long sejourn into her wonky brain, it's the inevitable con... Read more »

An hour trapped in a room with Ian Cognito is something you won’t forget. He’s probably the most talented stand-up that you’ve never heard ... Read more »

Carl Donnelly is pretty unrecognisable; he’s come a long way since I saw him do an open spot in 2005 Fringe. He’s Gok’d himself, amassed a ... Read more »

How deep does the rabbit hole go? Several flights of stairs into the belly of Edinburgh – and that’s just the venue. Pay a visit to Twonkeys Blue... Read more »

Mention Josie Long’s name and you’re likely to be greeted with chirps of approval. She’s arguably the most upbeat comic on the circuit, and... Read more »

It starts with a shave. Then a spin of a little La Cage Aux Folles to set the mood, before makeup, glitter, the wig and deadly size 12 heels. Nathan Sparling... Read more »

With calendars worryingly proclaiming it March already, and 2014 inching closer towards those more merciful months of the Scottish year, it’s time agai... Read more »

In contrast to the clockwork brackishness of Saturday night Sauchiehall Street, Celtic Connections winds down with a set from Drag City enigma, Bill Callahan... Read more »

This is an odd show. From a suitably odd man. Mair wanders on stage embodying the spirit of self-proclaimed scruffy flunkee, looking part-scarecrow, part cra... Read more »

Deftly throwing  punchlines and ukulele licks like comedy shuriken, Eleanor Morton is eking out her niche in the Scottish comedy scene. Recently making ... Read more »

“Find light switch” “You can’t just find the light switch. You’re in a dark room. You need the light switch to see. Do you see... Read more »

Straight from the mean streets of Tottenham High Road, Kevin J is loosing his Fringe virginity in the attic room of Laughing Horse’s Counting House. Th... Read more »

Cross-legged on the floor of a sun-lit Dean Village flat, it takes three attempts, and a convoluted two phone set-up to make contact. Despite the billed ease... Read more »

It’s a rare find on the Fringe: a show with a heart. And not just that – this one’s got soul too. Comic, actress and journalist Juliette Bu... Read more »

‘The Mushroom Cure is guaranteed to change your life’ – sadly, it’s been 24 hours and my OCD is still giving my brain the finger. Ada... Read more »

Easily the most exuberant member of one-time sketch group, Delete the Banjax, Dan Cook is here on Community Service. Feeling the punitive downside of lobbing... Read more »

Out of context, it’s a pretty gauche opinion. When you attribute it to a discussion about rape it’s disturbing. Just as horrifying, is that it&rs... Read more »

Almost everything I read about Daniel Sloss refers to him as a ‘young comedian,’ as if the number of monotonous days clocked up on planet Earth h... Read more »

“He’s a wrong ‘un, isn’t he?” a worryingly drunk punter gleefully imparts into my ear as we’re treated to a clunky rendit... Read more »

Richard Gadd is clearly having a bad time. So bad, in fact, that it's debatable which would be better - to review him, or refer him to the Samaritans. This i... Read more »